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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Matthew Weaver and agencies

Woman cleared of spiking colleagues’ coffee with Viagra

Karen Beale
Karen Beale was arrested in September 2018 but it took more than five years for the case against her to be heard. Photograph: KMG/SWNS

A woman has been cleared of poisoning colleagues with instant coffee spiked with ground-up Viagra tablets.

Karen Beale, 62, described as someone who wanted to “help people, not harm”, was found not guilty by a jury of seven men and five women at Canterbury crown court.

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